Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.23%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food&Beverages, Software and Utilities sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Basic Resources and Consumer&Cyclical sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.23% to hit a new 3-months high, while the MDAX index fell 0.13%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.07%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn), which rose 1.07% or 1.85 points to trade at 174.35 at the close. Meanwhile, SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) added 0.95% or 1.34 points to end at 142.50 and Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG) was up 0.95% or 0.11 points to 11.13 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p), which fell 4.28% or 3.78 points to trade at 84.50 at the close. Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) declined 1.90% or 5.50 points to end at 283.50 and Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) was down 1.30% or 0.30 points to 22.77.

The top performers on the MDAX were K&S AG (ETR:SDFGn) which rose 1.74% to 14.60, Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which was up 1.47% to settle at 124.20 and Puma SE (ETR:PUMG) which gained 1.21% to close at 56.80.

The worst performers were Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) which was down 2.61% to 32.10 in late trade, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which lost 2.46% to settle at 26.16 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 1.98% to 18.78 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Kontron AG (ETR:KTN) which rose 1.71% to 22.60, Morphosys AG O.N. (ETR:MORG) which was up 1.65% to settle at 16.35 and SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) which gained 0.95% to close at 142.50.

The worst performers were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was down 2.46% to 26.16 in late trade, Energiekontor AG (ETR:EKTG) which lost 2.28% to settle at 68.60 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 1.98% to 18.78 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 309 to 291 and 32 ended unchanged.

Shares in SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) rose to all time highs; up 0.95% or 1.34 to 142.50. Shares in Kontron AG (ETR:KTN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.71% or 0.38 to 22.60. Shares in SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) rose to all time highs; rising 0.95% or 1.34 to 142.50.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.61% to 13.13.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.04% or 0.75 to $1,992.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.10% or 0.85 to hit $76.25 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.84% or 0.69 to trade at $81.27 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 103.64.